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kitskonstabel

kitskonstabel noun: a newly deputized constable in the South African police during the last days of apartheid; they were noted for their zealousness and lack of procedure. Their official name was special policeman.

Noun

kitskonstabel (plural kitskonstabels)

  1. (South Africa, historical, slang) A newly deputized constable in the South African police during the last days of apartheid; they were noted for their zealousness and lack of procedure. Their official name was special policeman.
    • During 1987 sixteen kitskonstabels were sent to Bhongolethu to police the area after their six weeks of training. The kitskonstabels proved to be a law unto themselves - between September 1987 and January 1988 less than six months, at least six activist were injured by kitskonstabels a remarkable...1996 June 18, “Submission, questions and answers”, in Truth and Reconciliation Commission, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2004
    • The activities of the South Africa Police's notorious apartheid-era "kitskonstables" will come under the spotlight at the three-day hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Grahamstown next week, from April 7 to 9. The kitskonstables (special constables) were infamous for random...1997 April 3, “KITSKONSTABEL ACTIONS TO BE HEARD AT GRAHAMSTWON TRC HEARINGS”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 18 Jan 2005

Examples of kitskonstabel in a sentence

  • During 1987 sixteen kitskonstabels were sent to Bhongolethu to police the area after their six weeks of training.1996 June 18, “Submission, questions and answers”, in Truth and Reconciliation Commission, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2004:
  • He said he would see to it that I never get into trouble.’ But a kitskonstabel with ANC sympathies killed Terreblanche.1998, Antjie Krog, Country of My Skull:

Forms of kitskonstabel

pluralkitskonstabels

Origin of kitskonstabel

Borrowed from Afrikaans kits (“instant”) + konstabel (“constable”).

Questions about kitskonstabel

What does kitskonstabel mean?
Kitskonstabel means a newly deputized constable in the South African police during the last days of apartheid; they were noted for their zealousness and lack of procedure. Their official name was special policeman.
How do you use kitskonstabel in a sentence?
During 1987 sixteen kitskonstabels were sent to Bhongolethu to police the area after their six weeks of training.
What part of speech is kitskonstabel?
Kitskonstabel is a noun.
What is the plural of kitskonstabel?
The plural of kitskonstabel is kitskonstabels.

Words near kitskonstabel in the dictionary

  1. kitschy
  2. Kitsell
  3. kitset
  4. kitsets
  5. Kitsilano
  6. kitskonstabel
  7. kitskonstabels
  8. Kitsman
  9. Kitson
  10. kitsune
  11. kitsune udon

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